salita

See also: sālīta and sālītā

Esperanto

Adjective

salita (accusative singular salitan, plural salitaj, accusative plural salitajn)

1. singular past passive participle of sali

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈli.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: sa‧lì‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of salire (“to go up”).

Noun

salita f (plural salite)

1. climb
2. increase, rise

Antonyms

• discesa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

salita

1. feminine singular of salito

Anagrams

• alasti, astila, lisata, salati, saltai

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Malay (compare modern Malay cerita (“tale”)), from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈlitəʔ/ [səˈliː.təʔ]
• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧ta

Noun

salítâ

1. story
2. (linguistics) language

Derived terms

• magsalita
• manyalita
• mipagsalita
• pamagsalita
• pamanyalita
• papagsalita

Latin

Participle

salīta

1. inflection of salītus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

salītā

1. ablative feminine singular of salītus

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Malay cerita.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧ta
• IPA^(key): /saliˈta/, [sa.lɪˈta]

Noun

salitá

1. word
2. language

   salitang Pangasinan

   Pangasinan language

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈlita/ [saˈli.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: sa‧li‧ta

Noun

salita f (plural salitas)

1. diminutive of sala

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Malay (cf. modern Malay cerita (“tale”)), from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life; adventures”). Compare Kapampangan salita.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saliˈtaʔ/ [sɐ.lɪˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧li‧ta

Noun

salitâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆ)

1. word (unit of speech)

   Synonyms: (Marinduque) ergo, (eastern Marinduque) salitain, palabra

2. (by extension) language; speech; dialect

   Synonyms: wika, lengguwahe, diyalekto, (Marinduque) ergo

3. something said

   Synonyms: sabi, bala (obsolete)

4. statement; remark

   Synonym: pangungusap

5. narration

   Synonyms: salaysay, pagsasalaysay

6. promise; word; affirmation

   Synonym: pangako

7. style or manner of speaking

   Synonyms: pagsasalita, pananalita

Derived terms

• bahagi ng panalita
• bahagi ng pananalita
• di-makapagsalita
• di-masalita
• kabigkas sa salita
• kasalitaan
• magsalita
• makapagsalita
• makasalita
• masalita
• may isang salita
• pagsalitaan
• pagsalitain
• pagsasalita
• pananalita
• paunang salita
• sa ibang salita
• sa maikling salita
• sa salita
• sali-salita
• sali-salitaan
• salita sa salita
• salitaan
• salitain
• salitang dibino
• salitang-balbal
• salitang-bata
• salitang-hiram
• salitang-kalye
• salitang-katutubo
• salitang-lansangan
• salitang-ugat
• tagapagsalita
• talasalitaan

Further reading

• “salita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018